ASITIC runs in the X Window environment under most UNIX platforms.
A Win32 version will be released in the near future. To run ASITIC download ASITIC first and set up a technology file describing
your process. ASITIC is fairly general, allowing any number of
substrate layers or metal layers to reside in the technology. Typical
IC processes utilize 3 to 4 layers of substrate and oxide and 3 to 6
metal layers.
Once the technology file is set up, execute

asitic

from the
command line. Make sure that your DISPLAY environment variable exists
and points to the correct screen name. This can be done by typing

setenv DISPLAY $hostname:0.0

where

$hostname

is the hostname of the machine where you would like to display the
graphics.

Next you will be asked to enter the name of the technology file
and you will be presented with an ASITIC prompt. You should also see
a blank graphics window. You are now in the ASITIC environment and
you can type commands directly into the ASITIC "shell". For a list of
commands, see below. For a quick overview on how to get started, read
the Quick Start Guide